Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2015. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017. In stock on September 29, 2020. No te van a quitar el sueño pero los cuentos son excelentes, para los que gustan de leer las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes van a descubrir la habilidad de Conan Doyle para incursionar en el genero del suspenso. Kindle Edition $8.79 $ 8. Save $3.81. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Love of work. As with every Tolstoy work, it's an emotional rollercoaster. Walpole was an architect, and his interest in the history of art |(logically he could read texts in Latin on the subject, from Vtruvius to Vasari, in whose works the term "gothic" appears for the first time, synonymous with evocations of fear) the Gothic genre shared with the romantics the desire to absorb as many ideas as possible, beyond the time-honored texts of european classics. I would recommend reading this novel in full after recent film and television versions that constrict the story to the bare bones of Anna's predicament, moving as this is. If I could give this new translation 6 stars I would. Please try again. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Something went wrong. In response, Anna soon finds herself becoming very attracted to Count Vronsky and consequently she leaves Moscow having helped her brother with his marriage difficulties, but goes away with problems in store for her own marriage. hence, while the darker corners of the past were explored, as in the fiction of Anne Radcliffe, the new frontier known as science drew the attention of writers such as Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe, the stage was set for new subjects to enquire into and new methods of thought to enquire with. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. But, oh dear, what dated boredom. 2 - Collected Peter Pan by J.M. Add to basket; $1.35 off. AU $40.03. 4.6 out of 5 stars 158. I suspect that it would take a really bad translator to make this novel anything other than compulsively readable. Featuring classic stories that have shaped our society, here you'll find our selection of some of the finest novels and tales ever written, in the very best editions. Unable to add item to List. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. As Anna and Vronsky spend more time with one another, the pair of them fall in love and begin a passionate and, for Anna, an all-consuming love affair, but when Anna's husband learns of the seriousness of their relationship, he ensures that Anna will be made to pay for her betrayal. Please try again. $12.50. Bartlett has also written a comprehensive, enthralling biography of Tolstoy that links his life events, writing, and his inner turmoil to the full sweep of cultural, societal and political change that riveted Russia in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. … $17.13. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. There's a problem loading this menu right now. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This edition has the advantage of a modern, but never anachronistic, translation and a terrific introduction as well as a very helpful set of end notes. Gothic Tales (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection), Audio CD, Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged. You could see, however, how Doyle's personal life affected his writing. First, I love the cloth-bound cover. Paperback Published 12 Jun 2008. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2016. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Hardcover. Love of oneself. Hardcover. Second, the book was interesting. Reading this wonderful novel for the very first time well into mid-life, I dipped into 4 different translations. Add to basket; $3.81 off. Free postage. The stories are boring, the style irritating and the dialogue trite. Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2017. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, The Confessions (Oxford World's Classics), Anna Karenina (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection), Discourses, Fragments, Handbook (Oxford World's Classics), The Karamazov Brothers (Oxford World's Classics), The Portrait of a Lady (Oxford World's Classics), On the Nature of the Universe (Oxford World's Classics), Le Morte Darthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics), The Library of Greek Mythology (Oxford World's Classics), Revelations of Divine Love (Oxford World's Classics), The Nicomachean Ethics (Oxford World's Classics), Faust: Part One (Oxford World's Classics Book 1). Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. 4.7 out of 5 stars 219. I enjoyed this epic novel. Crime and Punishment (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) Fyodor Dostoevsky. Arthur Conan Doyle is right at the forefront when it comes to Gothic Tales, and he is such a great writer that his stories are an absolute joy to read. 4.4 out of 5 stars 72. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2018. I highly recommend Oxford World's Classics for translation and notes. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2020. It is especially good due to the contextual and explanatory notes she provides at puzzling points in the text. The Ghost Stories of M. R. James (British Library Classics) M. R. James. The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) Arthur Machen. There was a problem loading your book clubs. I've not read much by Doyle, except for the Sherlock Holmes series.